Ingenuity helicopter makes its 50th flight to Mars and sets a new record
- April 14, 2023
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The American space agency NASA has carried out the 50th launch of the Ingenuity helicopter to Mars as part of a research mission that set a new in-flight
The American space agency NASA has carried out the 50th launch of the Ingenuity helicopter to Mars as part of a research mission that set a new in-flight altitude record.
As reported by Ukrinform, this is stated in the press release of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
“NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 50th flight to Mars,” JPL said.
It was recorded that the rotary plane reached new heights on 13 April, surpassing 322.2 meters in 145.7 seconds.
Apart from that, the helicopter set a new height record by climbing 18 meters before landing near the 800 meter wide ‘Belwa Crater’.
at NASA expectedIngenuity will only be able to make five flights after landing on the Red Planet. However, it exceeded these expectations 10 times.
As Ukrinform reported, the Ingenuity helicopter was delivered to the Red Planet on February 18, 2022, along with NASA’s Perseverance rover, after nearly 7 months of flight. Ingenuity made its maiden flight on 19 April. The $85 million helicopter became the first plane to be launched from another planet.
Photograph: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Source: Ukrinform
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